The Hansen elbow wasn't even intentional and is about one one hundredth as bad as what the Honky Tonk man did to Daniel last season. I hope Hossa comes back For game 3 of the playoffs after they're down 2 games.

Schroeder looks overwhelmed tonight, but then so does most of the team. The Hawks look really fucking good.

Canucks have no edge, no shooters, only one real setup man, stupid defensemen, a coach who could turn Crosby and Ovechkin into 60 point players, all this on the shoulders of a pair of goaltenders who get hung out to dry on a regular basis.

No doubt that UW is right, the team is a well oiled neutral zone machine. But they chase teams like Chicago all over the place on defense, can't organize themselves on a PP, take low percentage shots......gimme a break. Good teams we consistent. They don't continually blow leads and take 20 minutes off on a nightly basis.

Rumsfeld wrote:It's just one game, but we're gonna need an upgrade up front to beat these queers in the playoffs. Once Gillis finds a home for Bobby we'll be all good.

Don't fool yourself. This isn't just a problem up front. It's systemic. Team needs a shakeup. A different approach to the game.

I think our system is excellent, we very rarely give up odd-man rushes like we are tonight.

The problem, against teams like Chi and San Jose, is that we aren't skilled enough. The Sedins are less of a force than they used to be and our supporting cast needs more high-end finish. We're just a forward or two away from being as stacked a team as there is in the league, and we have the tradeable asset to make that happen.